COT Combined Financial Futures and Options Positions for Ags Data as of December 16, 2014 at www.cftc.gov held by identified money managers

Market Commentary

Christmas & New Year Trading Hours Calendar

Christmas Day 2014 is on Thursday December 25th, 2014 New Year's day is Thursday January 1, 2015.
All US futures markets are closed on those days with only minimal electronic trading available for settlement on the next day's close.

Here is a list of trading markets schedules that have early closes along with closures and re-open times.

COT Combined Financial Futures and Options Positions Data as of November 18, 2014 at www.cftc.gov

Commentary

Thanksgiving 2014 Holiday Commodity Futures Trading Calendar

Thanksgiving Day 2014 is on Thursday November 27th, 2014. All US futures markets are closed. There are no early closures on Wednesday the 26th. However, there are shortened hours for many of the futures contracts on Friday the 28th.. Back Bay Futures has compiled the Holiday Trading schedule for the CME and ICE Exchange.

Futures Options Implied Volatility Rankings

Commitment of Traders Chart

COT Combined Financial Futures and Options Positions Data as of October 7, 2014 at www.cftc.gov

Commentary

The recent market data showed Stock Index Futures with pretty much a sideways sentiment. The only real exception was a very large bearish change in the Nikkei Stock Average with a -22% net change of the smart money we track.

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